Can I play shamisen in three months? Nihonbashi 2024
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Tamanookai
- subsidy category
- Traditional Arts Practice Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Reiwa 5 (2023) Traditional Arts Practice Grant
Business Overview
●Practical Experience 2024. 2/11, 2/25, 3/10, 3/24, 4/7
Nihonbashi Mitsui Hall Hashirakutei (Chuo-ku, Tokyo) ● Rehearsal 2024. 4/20
Nihonbashi Public Hall (Chuo-ku, Tokyo) ● Recital 2024. 4/21
Nihonbashi Public Hall (Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
[Event to be experienced] Nagauta shamisen [Number of times a participant experiences the practical skills (including recitals and rehearsals)] 7 times [Name of main instructor] Katsukunio KINEYA (Nagauta shamisen) [Feature of the project] Assuming complete beginners, participants will first learn basic playing techniques such as shamisen posture and how to read music. After practicing simple and generally familiar pieces such as' Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 'and' Sakura, 'some pieces of classical pieces that are easy to play (only the shamisen part) are practiced as assignment pieces depending on how the participants have mastered them. [Efforts to publicize when recruiting participants (cooperation, cooperation, network, etc.)] We are requesting cooperation from Nihonbashi town development groups. [Efforts to enable participants to continue practical experience (other than the subsidized project) after the completion of the project] After the completion of the course, it is possible for those who wish to continue the practice to be guided to the practice room presided over by the representative of Tamanookai or the instructor.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Sunday, February 11, 2024 - Sunday, April 21
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies. - Venues
Profile
【 General Incorporated Association Tamanookai 】
In 2018, based in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, “Edo Nagauta Goikishu, ” a circle that uses the shamisen as a communication tool to contribute to town development, was founded. With the aim of promoting awareness and dissemination of the shamisen in general, they have been holding workshops for shamisen beginners, rakugo storytelling, and events in collaboration with town walking. In 2021, he established Tamanoo-kai, a general incorporated association, by absorbing the activities of Edo Nagauta goikishu. With Nagauta shamisen as its core, he is working to pass on Japanese culture and knowledge.